Imaging services
The Library offers a number of ways that readers can make copies from items in its collections, appropriate to the age, size, format and condition of each item.
Before you begin copying, please familiarise yourself with the Library's handling and copyright guidelines. These are displayed in Copy Services and the Rare Materials Room.
Self-service copying
Self-service scanners are provided in Copy Services and the Rare Materials Room. The scanners have replaced the photocopiers previously offered.
The Library has a range of electronic text and image resources which are freely available to registered users. Please help us to preserve our collections by checking to see if the item you wish to copy is available electronically before making your own copy from an original document. Staff will be happy to advise you where and how to check.
Always observe copyright law and remember that you may only make copies for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose or private study. You must not reproduce or distribute images taken for personal use. For further detail on copyright please consult the posters in the Library.
Within Copy Services, scanned images can be printed to black-and-white printers or saved (in colour) to memory stick. The Rare Materials Room scanner offers a save option only.
You can charge your Library Card using the kiosk in Copy Services. This credit is also used to pay for printing from the network printers.
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Self-service copying
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Open access material
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5p per colour digital file
10p per A4 b/w print
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Material viewed in the Rare Materials Reading Room
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25p per colour digital file (no print option)
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Microfilm prints
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£5.00 for up to 10 sheets. Then 10p per sheet thereafter.
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Printing from Library computers
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Black and white
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Colour
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Price per A4 page
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5p
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25p
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Self-service digital photography
Provided you always observe the Library's handling and copyright regulations, you may photograph material using your own digital camera in the Library, except within the Rare Materials Room where different rules apply.
Photography services
Many of the Library's materials are fragile, rare, or out of print and difficult to replace. Some material is unique. Our staff will decide the best copying method to preserve these important materials for the future.
To use this service please complete the photography order form.
Prices quoted on this site do not include VAT. All reproductions are subject to copyright and condition restrictions.
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Description
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Cost
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Maximum items per order**
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High-resolution photography
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Choose this service to receive our highest-resolution images suitable for detailed study and reproduction. This service is the only photography service available for fragile Library material and items larger than A3.
Images are delivered as JPEG files.
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£5.00 per image*
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20
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Standard-resolution photography
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Choose this service to receive lower-resolution images suitable for reference and onscreen display.
Images are delivered as PDF files
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50p per double page spread or image (in the case of archive material).
Minimum order of £5.00
Photographing entire books from cover to cover is quoted on an individual basis. Please select this option when ordering and a member of Library staff will contact you with a price for your approval.
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* Reproduction fees: Material used for publication may be subject to reproduction fees in addition to the service charges above. Library staff will contact you to discuss permissions and fees, where appropriate. Reproduction fees do not apply to material used for private study.
** An item is, for example, a book, a print, a drawing or an archive folder.
Payment
No payment is taken upon placing your order. When your images are ready for delivery, you will be issued with an invoice by email. The invoice can be paid online using PayPal (a PayPal account is not required) with a debit or credit card.
Delivery
Our standard turnaround time is four weeks.
Digital files are delivered through a download link sent to you by email.
If you have any queries please ask the staff or contact Library Enquiries or read the terms of use for this service.
To use this service please complete the photography order form.
Copyright guidelines
Self-service copying is permitted in the Wellcome Library provided that users keep within copyright law.
It is an offence to break copyright law. It is your responsibility to ensure that your copying is legal.
Library supervisory staff can advise on the physical handling of material and on whether copying would damage it, but cannot offer legal advice.
If material is in copyright, you may make single copy for the purpose of private study or research for a non-commercial purpose. You may not:
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copy more than a fair and reasonable proportion of an item in copyright, unless the copyright holder has authorised you to do so
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make multiple copies, unless the copyright holder has authorised you to do so
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mount digital copies on a network (which includes the internet), unless the copyright holder has authorised you to do so.
You should acknowledge the copyright holder's rights in any use that you make of your copies.
Further information about copyright in the UK
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